Hey Guys! Okay, so I know I said this would be the last chapter, but there's one more after this, and an Epilogue chapter.
While miniaturizing Draco's bed, Hermione spoke up, "You had mentioned that there was already furniture in the castle. So, what do we do with all of this? And mine? What do we do with my furniture?"
Draco smiled, "Love, there is a massive cellar where we can store whatever we need to. We could also sell or even donate anything you'd like to. And remember that if the furniture in the castle is not to your liking, then we'll change it. It's our home. You need to feel comfortable there."
She nodded, smiling, and looked over at her boyfriend, "You know, Love, today is the start of a whole new life."
He nodded, grinning as he met her eyes, "I know, and it's a life that I've dreamt of for years." He said, walking over to her as he slid his wand into his pocket. "I need to ask…are you sure that this is what you want?" He asked, placing his hands on her waist. "I don't want to push you into anything that you don't truly want."
The brunette smiled, "Draco, I want this more than anything." She replied, "I couldn't imagine not having this…you…us." She added, lowering her eyes to his chest as she felt the weight of her own emotions baring down on her.
"I love you." He whispered, lifting her chin up with his finger, "So much." He said before kissing her lips softly. As they separated, he smiled and added, "And…I love you too, little one." He said, leaning down and pressing a loving kiss to her stomach.
With tears of love and happiness brimming her eyes, she smiled, and cupped his jaw, "And we love you, Draco." She said quietly. "You are going to be a marvelous father."
He smiled, a slight tinge staining his cheeks, "I hope so." He said, "I want to make you and our baby proud."
"Love, you already make me proud. And our baby will be just as proud of you, because you are such a good man with a wonderful heart." She said.
He smiled, "Have you…have you decided what details you want Healer Burton to tell us about the baby today?"
Hermione nodded, "Yes. I have, but I only want to know the details that you also want to know."
He pressed a kiss to the tip of her nose, "Okay. Tell me."
"I was thinking that we should ask about the due date, the conception date, though I think I already know the answer to that one." She said, a smirk forming on her lips.
He chuckled and nodded, "Me too. Anything else?"
"Yes. The gender."
He nodded, "Okay, I think those are all great details to find out. I'd certainly like to know the gender." He chuckled, "That way I can be more prepared. Anything other than the three things would be too much information right now."
"That's how I feel as well. I don't want to know if they're going to be magical or a Squib…not until they're older."
The wizard nodded, "I agree. But it doesn't matter, because, either way, they'll be loved wholeheartedly."
She smiled and nodded before kissing his lips. "Yes, they will."
Once they finished packing up everything in the townhouse except for the food, they sent their owls, Zion and Tara to the castle, watching as the birds flew off toward Scotland.
"Are you ready, Love?" Draco asked, glancing at his wristwatch. "We'll have just enough time to get all of this to the castle before we need to go to St. Mungo's."
She nodded, "Yes, I'm ready." She said before asking, "What are we doing about all of the food?"
He licked his lips thoughtfully, "We can come back for it later or donate it all to the Institute for Destitute Wizards and Witches and get all new food for the castle. The kitchens there are rather large."
She nodded, "I'll donate all the food from my kitchen."
He nodded, "Then I will as well. I can do that tomorrow while you're at work."
She smiled and kissed his lips. "Okay."
They took all of the boxes to the castle, through an open floo.
Once they had everything in the Drawing Room of the castle, Hermione took a moment to truly look at the space. She loved that it was elegant but not so much so that she felt uncomfortable. She desperately wanted to take a tour of the whole castle but knew that they didn't have enough time before the appointment.
Draco noticed and smiled, "I promise that I'll show the entire place this afternoon." He said, holding his hand out to her.
The brunette smiled and nodded, "Okay. I'm eager to see it all." She replied as she took his offered hand.
He pulled her close and looked into her lovely toffee eyes, "I know, but let's go find out about our baby first." He grinned.
With a smile, she nodded, "Let's go."
She turned to walk to the fireplace, but he stopped her. Furrowing her brow, she looked at him, confused.
"I just…" He said, "I just wanted to say that I love you."
Smiling, she cupped his jaw, "I love you too, Draco." She said quietly before kissing his lips softly.
As they separated, he swallowed, "Let's go."
They took turns flooing to St. Mungo's and then made their way to the 3rd floor. They entered the Magical Obstetrics Department where they located Healer Burton, who was waiting for them.
"Hello you two!" She said with a kind smile. "Come on back to one of my exam rooms and we'll take a look to see how everything is coming along."
The couple followed the Healer down the corridor and entered a mauve colored exam room. Hermione climbed onto the exam bed and laid back, nervously twiddling her thumbs.
Draco stood beside her and reached over, gently taking her hand in his. He rubbed his thumb along the back of it, calming her a bit.
Healer Burton smiled and lifted her wand, waving it over Hermione's stomach before taping it on a piece of charmed parchment.
The Healer read over the information that began to appear on the parchment, nodding, "Everything looks wonderful! Your baby is extremely healthy. What details would you like to know?" She asked, looking over at the couple.
Draco squeezed Hermione's hand before speaking up, "We'd like to know the conception date, the due date, and the gender."
Nodding, the Healer said, "Okay, well, the conception date was May 30th, and the due date is March 2nd." She said as Hermoine squeezed Draco's hand, waiting for the gender. "And you're having…a girl."
Hermione's eyes widened as a broad smile appeared on her face, "A girl?" She asked, tears brimming her eyes.
The Healer nodded, smiling.
The pregnant witch looked at her boyfriend, who swallowed and met her eyes, "We're having a baby girl." He said quietly before kissing her lips and pressing his forehead against hers. "I love you."
She smiled, "I love you too." She whispered, cupping his jaw, "A girl!" She breathed.
The Healer smiled but didn't speak, watching the loving couple as they celebrated the moment of excitement.
When they left the Hospital, the couple decided to pick some lunch up from Mates' Bistro and take it back to Hermione's flat. As they arrived, Hermione looked around the cozy, familiar flat, inhaling deeply.
The wizard set the food down on the sofa and wrapped his arms around her from behind, "Are you going to miss it here?" He asked her quietly.
She smiled and shrugged, "Perhaps…in a way, but I am so excited about what's to come." She answered.
"Me too." He said quietly. "A baby girl…" He mused with a smile growing on his face.
She beamed, nodding as she turned around to face him, "A baby girl." She said, "So, do you think we should tell everyone tonight at the Bash?"
Tilting his head, he asked, "Do you want to?"
She nodded, "Yes." She said, "I'm tired of keeping secrets." She smiled, cupping his jaw, "I'm so extremely excited about this, Draco. We're having a daughter. We're starting our own family and I want the world to know."
He smiled, nodding, "So then, let's tell everyone tonight."
"Okay." She smiled.
As they ate lunch at her small kitchen table, Draco cleared his throat, "So, erm…seeing as this is all happening, and we're having a child…" He said with a hint of anxiety in his tone which caught her attention. "I thought that perhaps we ought to discuss a few things."
She nodded, and looked over at him, "Okay."
The wizard licked his lips and set his fork down before rubbing his hands together. He looked into her eyes, "Would you want to have more children after this…with me?"
She smiled and reached over, taking one of his fidgeting hands, "Well, when I was younger, I had always said that I only wanted one child. However, being in love and finding the perfect man to be my children's father…" She said, looking at him with love and devotion. "I want to have as many children as you'd like, Draco." She said, "Also…I've been considering the idea of adoption. After seeing everything with the Charity Match and the Children's Ward at St. Mungo's…I wouldn't mind adopting a few children."
He smiled, squeezing her hand with a nod, Draco said, "I love you, Darling. You amaze me and I am utterly thrilled that we've begun this journey together."
She nodded, "Me too, Love."
They finished eating lunch before getting started on packing. It took only about half an hour to pack up the clothes and miniaturize the furniture. Once they completed the packing, they took everything except the food over to the castle.
Upon arriving at the castle, Draco gathered a few of the important boxes and hovered them behind him as he showed Hermione to the Master Suite. After putting their clothing in the closets, he gave her a tour of the castle. She was astonished by the mere size of it and the number of rooms.
"10 bedrooms?" She asked as they re-entered the Master Suite.
He chuckled and nodded.
"14 lavatories!" She exclaimed.
Draco walked over to her, becoming concerned, "Hermione…are you beginning to regret…"
"No, Darling!" She cut in, "I swear to you that I'm not. I'm simply stunned. I've never, in my life, had a home like this before. Nothing even close to this…"
He nodded, "What did you think of the Brewing Chamber in the cellar?" He asked.
"I think it's going to come is extremely useful. I'll need to brew several doses of Anti-Nausea Potion for Pregnant Witches." She said.
"I'll work on that some this week before I have to go to practice on Friday." Draco said before asking, "Oh, and the library? Do you like it?"
She smiled, "It's gorgeous. I love it and I can already see myself getting lost in there, reading all the books. Though I am grateful that there is still space for my books."
He nodded.
"I also love that there is a room do the corridor that we can alter into a family room and have a muggle television in there."
He nodded, "I promise you that we'll have all sorts of muggle items throughout the castle." He said before adding, "Let me show you one more thing."
She nodded and let him lead her out onto a massive terrace that was connected only to their suite and their private sitting room.
"This is beautiful, Draco!" She said, looking over the gardens.
He smiled, glancing at his wristwatch.
She noticed and asked him what time it was.
"Almost 4 o'clock." He answered.
She sighed, "We need to shower and get ready for the Bash." She said, still admiring the view and truly not wanting to leave their new home.
"Okay. So…would you like to shower with me?" He asked with a grin.
She smiled and nodded.
They walked into the ensuite and stripped off their clothes. Draco walked around the corner, into the large, stone shower and turned the water on for both sides of the shower.
Hermione followed him around the corner and stopped, amazed. "Blimey…" she breathed.
He grinned, "This side is a rain shower, and that side is a waterfall shower." He said as the water flowed and poured.
"This is…breathtakingly lovely." She breathed, stepping closer, in awe of her new shower. She met his eyes and smirked knowingly, "Are you sure we have time, Draco?" she asked.
He nodded with a glint in his eyes, pulling her closer, underneath the raining shower and kissed her. She moaned, cupping his jaw and kissed him back.
His left hand slid down, cupping her arse, and pulling her against his body as they snogged.
His lips moved along her jaw, down her neck causing her to moan and grip his bicep, "Draco…" She breathed, "I've wanted you all day."
He smiled against her skin and nodded, "Me too, Love. I want you all the time. It's utterly barmy how much I want you." He said, lifting her up by the underside of her thighs as he gently pressed her back against the wall.
They spent the next hour showering and making love.
When they stepped out of the shower, they began to get dressed and ready for the Bash. Hermione worked on her hair and makeup while Draco pulled on a pair of dark grey trousers with a white shirt and a navy-blue tie.
He was fixing the cuffs of his sleeves while she slipped a grey evening dress on.
"I don't want to steal the spotlight from Theo and Luna tonight." Hermione said, "So, we ought to be careful how we announce it."
Draco smirked, "Love, I'm pretty sure that no matter which way we tell everyone…the spotlight will be on you for a little while. I also don't think Luna or Theo will mind one bit."
She looked over at her boyfriend, "I hope not." She said before smiling at him, "I love you, Draco."
He walked over to her and leaned down, kissing her lips, "I love you too, Hermione, and you look stunning tonight."
The witch smiled, "Thank you. You look dashing, Darling."
He smiled, "Should I wear the suit jacket as well?"
She nodded, "Yes. Oh, and one more thing." She said, before walking into Draco's closet. She pulled out one of the drawers of the built-in shelving and grabbed and navy-blue kerchief. She waved her wand, causing it to fold elegantly before she took it to him. "Here, Love." She said, slipping it into the pocket of the suit jacket he had just pulled on.
He smiled. "Thank you, Darling."
As they exited the ensuite, Draco looked over at her, "You really look…" He shook his head and grinned, "I just figured it out."
With a furrowed brow, she asked, "What do you mean?"
He chuckled, "You're glowing."
She blushed, "What?"
"I've heard that pregnant women have this…glow about them and with you, it's certainly true. You have this lovely glow about you. It's good that we're telling everyone tonight because I'm certain that Luna will be able to tell. She's always been rather perceptive."
"A glow?" She mused, walking over to a mirror to look at herself.
The wizard grinned, and walked over to her, standing behind her. He gently moved some of her curls aside and kissed her neck, "You are gorgeous." Draco murmured.
She bit her bottom lip, tilting her head away to give him more space.
His hands rested on her hips and pulled her arse back against him.
Raising her hand, she threaded her fingers through his hair. "Draco…" She breathed.
"Hmmm…" He hummed, still kissing her neck as he pulled her body tighter against his.
She moaned, "Draco…we don't have time. Believe me, I want to. I want to…so badly, but we can't right now." She said breathlessly.
He nodded and swallowed as he backed up a bit. "Okay. I'm sorry. I shouldn't have…"
The brunette shook her head, "I think you're feeding off my energy because I want you even more now that I'm pregnant." She said, turning to face him.
He nodded, swallowing, "I think that's normal. Pregnant women supposedly have these hormones that can take over and cause their desires to rise significantly." He said with a shrug, "And Love, I don't mind one bit. After tonight, we can lock ourselves up here and shag all the time." He grinned.
Hermione smiled and fixed his hair that she had messed up. "Sadly, I have to work, but I do plan to spend a lot of time with you in bed, in the shower, and pretty much anywhere else in this massive castle."
"How about the lap pool?" He grinned suggestively.
She laughed and nodded. "Certainly."
Smiling, Draco kissed her lips once more before saying, "I suppose we ought to head to Nott Manor now."
She nodded and wiped some lipstick off his lips with her thumb.
They floo'd to the Nott Manor, arriving in the library where the Longbottoms were speaking with Harry.
Hermione smiled at them as Draco took her hand in his, "Hey, you lot." He said kindly.
Harry swallowed but nodded to them, "Hey."
They all went to the back garden where they found that a beautiful tent had been set up with lights floating inside it, above the tables.
Ron was out there, talking with Luna and Theo while the children played on low-flying brooms. Daphne, Astoria, and Hannah arrived, walking outside directly behind Draco and Hermione. Blaise and Ginny were the last to arrive.
Hermione took note that Lavendar was not there, but she didn't say anything.
After some friendly mingling, Ginny spoke up, "Why don't we have some champagne?" She asked, eager to celebrate their friends.
Hermione looked at Draco, realizing that their news was about to get announced. Theo popped a bottle open and waved his wand, having it pour some into flutes for everyone. The flutes hovered to each person.
"I'll go first." Blaise said grinning, "To Theo and Luna, one of the very best couples I've ever known. Happy Anniversary!" He said, holding up his glass of champagne before taking a sip.
Everyone took a sip except Hermione.
Luna smirked but didn't speak. Pansy, and Astoria noticed, causing their eyes to widen in shock at the realization.
Meeting Hermione's eyes, Luna raised her brow in question.
Hermione subtly nodded and the blonde witch beamed, nodding for Hermione to announce it to the group.
The brunette nudged her boyfriend "Tell them." She whispered.
"I'll go next." Draco said with a grin. "To the Notts, who are a wonderful couple and who made me a godfather. And…" He said, turning to Hermione, "To my girlfriend, and our child, both of whom complete my world." He said before taking a sip.
Hermione smiled at him as a gasp could be heard among the group from those who hadn't already caught on.
Harry and Ron both paled a bit.
"You're pregnant?" Ginny asked, stunned.
Hermione smiled and nodded, "Yes." She said. "We're having a baby girl."
"Bloody hell." Blaise muttered with a grin.
Hermione met Harry's eyes and saw a mixture of pain as well as happiness and regret.
The green-eyed wizard walked over to her and nodded to Draco before hugging Hermione. "I'm so happy for you." He said quietly. "For both of you." He said before swallowing.
Ron inhaled deeply and walked over. The others prepared for a scene, but the redheaded wizard surprised them all by holding his hand out to Draco, "Cheers, Malfoy."
Draco slowly nodded before he shook his hand. When they let go, Ron turned to Hermione and exhaled, agony evident in his pale blue eyes, "I'm happy for you, Mione. I'm sure your little girl will be beautiful and she's so lucky to have you as her mum."
Hermione stood still, in shock because of both men as she felt a rush of emotions, having missed her two best friends, "Tha…thank you…both of you." She said before hugging them.
She wasn't quite sure what had gotten into the two of them, but she was grateful for whatever had.
"Also…we've moved." Draco said, announcing it to the group.
"Where?" Pansy asked.
"Montrose." Hermione replied. "Draco has a…"
"We have a castle there." Draco cut in with a smirk, looking at her.
She blushed and nodded, "We have a castle there. It's lovely and once everything is completely done; we'll have everyone over."
"Do you two need any help?" Luna asked.
"No but thank you." Draco said, "We're nearly done. I already had the castle furnished. Now we're just going to make sure that it's completely to Hermione's liking."
"Bloody hell!" Blaise chuckled, "That's weird."
"What?" Draco asked, looking over at his best friend.
"Hearing you call her Hermione." Blaise grinned, shaking his head, "It's just…weird."
Draco chuckled and looked at Hermione with adoration, "We agreed a while back that it didn't fit for me to continue to call her Granger."
"I think you two are adorable together." Hannah said with a smile.
The pregnant witch blushed, "Thank you."
"What's your floo address then?" Daphne asked the couple.
"Malfoy Castle in Montrose." Draco answered.
The others nodded.
As the Bash continued, Hermione noticed that Harry and Daphne walked off, talking to one another with smiles on their faces, which lightened her heart.
Draco had stepped away for a moment to speak with Theo and Blaise. Hermione was sipping on some tea, sitting alone at a table when she felt someone sit down beside her.
She looked to her right and noticed Ron, chewing on his bottom lip anxiously.
"Hi Ron." She said.
Ron looked at her bashfully, "Hermione, I erm…I owe you a bloody huge apology." He said. "What I did…it was wrong, and I regret it like you wouldn't believe." He muttered, picking nervously at his thumbnail.
Hermione was shocked by his words. She turned to face him and swallowed, "Ron…I…thank you." She breathed, "It means…it means so much to me to hear you say that."
The redhead nodded, "I wish I could take it back; you know…" He said, "But seeing you now…seeing how happy you are with Malfoy..." He paused. "Well, I suppose that my fuck-up brought you happiness in the end. I only wish it hadn't brought you so much pain as well." He sighed, "You're such a good person, Mione. I know we had our issues, but other than my failure, I don't regret what we had."
She smiled, meeting his eyes, "Neither do I, Ron. For a while, at least, we had something good." She replied.
Nodding, Ron swallowed, "I hope that one day we can be friends again…like we used to be."
"I hope so as well." She said.
He nodded and reached over, squeezing her hand before standing up and walking away.
Hermione took another sip of her tea when she felt another person sit down beside her. This time however, she felt them place their hand on her waist and kiss her shoulder.
"Hello, Love." Draco murmured. "How did that go?" He asked.
She smiled and looked at the man she loved, "It went well. He apologized, strongly, for everything. It was deeply meaningful."
He smiled, "That's wonderful, Darling." He said before nodding in the direction of the rose garden. "It appears that Potter and Daph are getting along." He said.
Hermione looked where he had indicated and beamed, seeing Harry and Daphne holding hands as they strolled through the garden. She smiled, and looked back at Draco, "Today is going rather splendidly."
He chuckled and nodded, "I completely agree." He said.
After the Bash ended, the couple floo'd back to the castle. Hermione went first, arriving in the Master Suite and turned, waiting for her boyfriend. The moment he came through, she grabbed him by the lapels of his suit jacket and pulled him into a kiss.
He grinned and kissed her back, waving his wand to lock the floos as a precaution.
He pulled her closer and unzipped her dress as he kissed each patch of newly revealed skin, "You look so delicious." He murmured.
She moaned, her dress falling to the floor, leaving her in nothing but a pair of black lace knickers and black, shimmering heels.
"Bloody hell." Draco groaned, admiring her body.
She smirked and gripped his navy-blue tie, pulling him toward the large bed. He slipped off his suit jacket as they went before unbuckling his belt and sliding it out of the loops of his trousers.
She pulled his tie off and began unbuttoning his shirt, tugging it out from where it was tucked into his trousers. Leaving his shirt open, Hermione pushed him to sit down on the bottom edge of the bed.
Draco swallowed, watching as she got down on her knees and undid his trousers. She licked her lips as she pulled his hardening cock out of the confines of Draco's boxer briefs.
The look of pure hunger in her deep toffee eyes and the way she bit her lip as she admired his cock, caused Draco to groan and brought beads of precum to the tip.
She looked up, meeting his storm grey eyes as she wrapped her hand around his shaft. Draco swallowed as she slowly pumped her fist.
He reached down and cupped her jaw, dragging his thumb along her bottom lip.
She kissed the pad of his thumb and pumped her fist a bit faster before leaning forward and licking the beads of precum from the tip of his cock. She left kisses along the shaft, licking and sucking in certain spots.
Draco groaned and sighed, watching her ministrations closely.
The brunette took the head of his cock between her lips, lightly sucking before she began to slowly bob her head all the way down, taking his full length down her throat.
"Oh fuck!" He groaned, gripping her hair as his eyes rolled back.
Hermione's nails dug into the wizard's thigh as she moaned, feeling herself dampening her knickers with desire and need. She squeezed her thighs together and moved a bit faster.
"Love…oh fucking gods…stop…Darling, stop." He begged and she pulled back, looking up at him.
He groaned, looking down at her plump, reddened lips, "If you continue doing so fucking good at that, I won't be any good to you tonight." He smirked, breathing slightly heavily.
She smirked and left a kiss on the tip of his cock before standing up.
Draco leaned forward, kissing her chest, before taking her right nipple between his lips as he gripped her arse.
She whimpered, threading her fingers through his hair.
He slipped his shirt completely off as he pulled back from her chest. While standing up, he took his trousers and boxer briefs off before pulling her into a deep, leg weakening kiss.
Hermione moaned, kissing him back as she felt his cock pressed against her thigh.
He turned them around and nodded for her to sit down.
It was his turn to get down on his knees, "I love you so bloody much." He murmured as he kissed the tops of her thighs.
She smiled, threading her fingers through his hair, "I love you too, Draco." She breathed as he softly pushed her legs apart.
He pressed a kiss to her core that was still covered by her knickers before moving them to the side with a finger and tasting her.
Her breathing picked up as his tongue delved into her. He slowly pushed a finger into her and groaned at how tight she felt around him, knowing how delicious she was going to feel around his cock.
"Oh…Draco…" She moaned when he curled the finger upwards while sucking her clit.
He hummed and pulled back, causing her to whimper at the loss. Draco gripped the edges of her kickers and nodded at her.
Taking the hint, the brunette lifted her hips, letting him pull the black lace down her legs and over her heels, which he left on.
He smirked and kissed her calf before moving up her leg, "You are gorgeous…all over…so gorgeous." He murmured; his eyes moving to the space between her thighs.
She blushed and bit her bottom lip before cupping his jaw, "I love you, Draco." She said, letting her thumb ghost over his glistening lips.
With a smile, he kissed her thumb and then her palm, "I love you too, Hermione." He replied before leaning forward to kiss her knee and thigh.
He took his time and left a couple subtle marks on her inner thighs before licking her slit while pushing two fingers into her.
She moaned, "Oh! Yes!" She breathed, unintentionally thrusting her hips against his face in need of more contact.
He groaned and wrapped his free arm around her waist, pulling her fully against his face.
"Don't…don't stop!" She pleaded, her hips rolling against his lips, "Please, Love! Oh gods! Please!"
Draco groaned and sucked her clit just as he curled his fingers, feeling her shatter.
"Oh yes!" She exclaimed, riding out her climax as he pulled back, replacing his lips with his thumb, circling her clit.
He swallowed, watching her face as she rolled her hips. He was in awe of her utter beauty and licked his lips, tasting her essence.
When she opened her eyed, Hermione looked down at him, exhaling and licked her lips, her chest heaving. She reached out and grabbed him by the back of his neck, pulling him up into a kiss.
They both moaned when their lips met. They scooted further up the bed, and she rolled onto her stomach before getting on her knees and hands.
He lined himself up behind her and guided his cock into her, causing them both to moan. He leaned over and kissed her lower back before straightening back up and thrusting into her. Gripping her hips and he pounded into her at a fast pace, bringing whimpers of pleasure from her lips.
"Fuck…" He groaned, "You are so fucking tight, Love." He mumbled before feeling her hand reach back and grab his for support. He reached around and lifted her up so that her back was pressed against his chest. His hand rested around her throat and against her chest, not squeezing, simply holding her up.
"Oh gods!" She moaned, "I'm almost…almost…"
Suddenly he felt her squeezing tightly around his cock and he groaned loudly. He thrust three more times before emptying himself into her.
Hermione's legs shook as Draco slowly let them both fall down to the mattress.
She was completely spent as she looked over at him, seeing the sweat glistening on his heaving chest and abdomen. She smiled as their eyes met.
Grinning, Draco whispered, "I love you." while reaching over and tucking a curl behind her ear.
She smiled and nodded, "I love you too, Draco." She replied before yawning.
He chuckled, "You have to be at work tomorrow. Get some sleep, Love."
She nodded, yawning again. "Night Darling." She said tiredly, reaching over to cup his jaw. She rubbed her thumb along the underside of his eye. "Sleep well." She said.
With a smile, Draco wished her a goodnight, and kissed the palm of her left hand.
She quickly fell asleep, and he took her hand, laying it down on the mattress before staring at it. He took note of how bare it looked and thought about how he would like to change that. Upon making a final decision, he looked over at her peaceful face and smiled, "I love you." He whispered in a nearly silent tone, "I hope you say yes." He added before slowly falling asleep.